How the name of this construct and where can I read about it?

Question

Some exapmle

JsonArrayRequest req = new JsonArrayRequest(...) {
   @Override
   protected Response<JSONArray> parseNetworkResponse(NetworkResponse response) {
   .....
 }
}

I don't know how it works. I am bit confused in this plase

JsonArrayRequest(...) {here}

First we call constructor then somehow override the method.

ps: sorry for the stupid question, I'm a Python Developer :)

Finding a suitable duplicate took a while, but here it is. – Sergey Kalinichenko Oct 10 '15 at 12:28 — Sergey Kalinichenko, Oct 10 '15 at 12:28

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 10 '15 at 12:26

It's called an anonymous class. Anonymous classes are implementations of Interfaces or abstract classes that could otherwise not be instantiated. You can take a closer look at the documentation by Oracle: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/anonymousclasses.html

How the name of this construct and where can I read about it?

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